diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5
index 12b9ddd75eca..b8c9294a5872 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ or
 followed by three comma-separated fields
 .Em property , operator , \&"value\&" .
 Value must be double-quoted. A double quote and backslash must be escaped by
-a blackslash.
+a backslash.
 .Pp
 Following
 .Em properties